Ayu* was married and had three young children. Shortly after her marriage, she discovered that her husband had a bad drug addiction. He would hit and abuse her verbally. The violence got worse when he was in the midst of a drug binge. He would fly completely out of control. Ayu realised that her home was no longer a safe place for her and her children. One night during the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO), Ayu was beaten up badly by her husband. She decided to leave the house with the children. She contacted her sister in the Klang Valley […]

Lily* was 16 and Joe* was 23. They were good friends. One day, Joe invited Lily to a hotel. Curious about the invitation, Lily decided to trust Joe and went with him. Upon reaching the hotel room, Joe pushed Lily into the room. She tried to escape but to no avail. Joe raped her. Lily cried from the trauma and pain. Joe in turn promised to take responsibility for what had happened and told her not to tell anyone. A few months went by and Lily noticed that she had missed her monthly period. When it was confirmed that she […]

Amy*, the daughter of a single mother, had just graduated and landed her first job as a medical assistant away from home. She was eager to learn and felt privileged to be working under one of her senior colleagues. They soon bonded and became good friends. A male colleague of Amy’s was usually friendly and loved to flirt around jokingly with her and other female colleagues. So, when he tried to kiss and hug her, she was startled but he brushed it off as one of his usual jokes. One night, he started to send her inappropriate texts and obscene […]

Zainal* was a cheerful 11-year old boy who loved playing electronic games and football with his friends. When WCC’s social worker met him at the hospital, he was lost, quiet and frightened. After some warm coaxing by the social worker, Zainal tearfully revealed that he was molested by his “abang” who lived in the same flat building. The 18-year old perpetrator, Ali*, seemed kind and regularly invited Zainal and his friends over to his flat to play video games. One day, Zainal’s friends left early leaving him alone with Ali. Ali started to touch Zainal, gradually growing bolder and molesting […]

Shan* was a university graduate earning a good income. Her first marriage ended in divorce. A year later, she entered into an arranged marriage with a man who was also divorced. Although she didn’t know him well, all she wanted was to get married again by the age of 30. Her future mother-in-law was not happy when she discovered that Shan was a divorcee. Yet, Shan’s fiancé persisted. Shan felt loved when he went against his mother’s wishes and married her. She felt “rescued”. Shan and her new husband had two children within the first three years of their marriage. […]